Evil

Evil is as evil does

Recently, a muckety-muck from religion “C” quoted a centuries old conversation where religion “M” was said to have teachings that were “evil and inhumane.” This prompted groups from religion “M” to perform acts that were evil and inhumane in protest.

I have plotted time lines for two ultimate fates of humankind and determined which will occur first:

Fate one would occur if the average intelligence of humankind progresses to where religions are a thing of the past.

Fate two would occur if some fanatical religious figure discovers how to blast the world into smithereens in order to guarantee entry into his hoped for eternal bliss and a never ending supply of virgins.

I know I will not live long enough to see fate one happen and I fear I may live long enough to enjoy, however briefly, fate two.

RevSnodgrass

Sabbath Talk

No one has made me mad recently, so I took time to reflect on these:

“The trouble with the world today is that the ignorant are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.” – B. Russell

“There are scores of human insects who are ready at a moments notice to reveal the will of God on every possible subject.” - G. B. Shaw

“I respect the idea of God too much to hold it responsible for a world as absurd as this one.” – G Duhamel

“If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself.” – A. Dumas

“I don’t believe in God because I don’t believe in Mother Goose.” – C. Darrow

“I read the book of Job last night. I don’t think God comes well out of it.” – V. Woolf

“The idea of a Supreme being who creates a world in which one creature is designed to eat another in order to subsist , and then pass a law saying “Thou shalt not kill,” is so monstrously, immeasurably, bottomlessly absurd that I am at a loss to understand how mankind has entertained or given it house room all this long.” - P. De Vries

“Pax vobiscum” – various Popes